I like the way you think Dar. I don’t run into enough riders who will stamp my seemingly poor moto behavior when it comes to maintaining the machine. I think I’ll open the garage door some morning and find I have a rat bike. Or rat scooter I mean.

I plan to ride it into the ground. The scooter that is, not me…

You ride your vespa in the fashion it was meant to be and what every bike would wish to be. Resale smee-sale! Ride it i to the ground, adventure on it and keep telling us your stories with your blog and pictures for if you didn’t we’d all be the poorer for not having your blog posts.

I used to worry about clocking too many kilometers on my bike & resale, but then I thought “why” because if I am saving it for someone else then I’m not enjoying it! So ride it until it can’t be fixed, then get a new one!

The garden is lush at the moment with so much rain and the plants out pace the dog’s ability to trample them down. So things are remaining lovely for walks and play.

You’re right about it being cheaper to repair than buy new when it comes to bikes and scooters. If I were a careful rider who cared for the machine I might be able to factor in some sort of investment aspect or resale value but since I beat things into the ground that’s not a factor. Repair, repair until it can’t be repaired…

Conch: More than once I’ve thought about your troubles with your GTS and your trouble-less life with the Bonneville. But how would it look to post on Scooter in the Sticks with no scooter????

Craig Kissell wouldn’t survive with guys like us. He needs the people who purchase something new a lot more frequently. Our purpose is to evangelize about riding!

Vino belongs to my daughter. It’s at her place. I have toyed with the thought of a 50cc Honda Ruckus. That would be an adventure!

I love the old BMW airheads. If I was more of a tinkerer I would strongly consider one. Have a friend at work with a R75/7 (I think) and he always seems to be working on something. I’m not ready to become a mechanic…

I try different tires from time to time. I’ve been really pleased with the Heidenau snow tex tires, have read good things about the K61s so thought I would give them a try. In reality because of the way I ride (not aggressive) tires don’t seem to matter much at all. Or so it seems to me.

I’ve not upgraded in part because my 250 hasn’t really been an issue and I’ve ridden 300s and the way I ride the extra torque and power didn’t seem to matter. Now that ABS is available there is a stronger reason for me to switch. Now I just need to wrap my head around cost…

Yeah, the things that get in our heads aren’t often the truth. Still, I don’t like to think about not riding for long…